Drift Tengoku — October 2003

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English draft translations are available throughout this issue. Unclear or unreadable OCR remains flagged; these drafts have not received full image proofreading. The archive retains 310 scan files, including two duplicate captures, representing 308 unique pages.

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  1. GET THE GOOE
  2. Thorough [OCR damaged]
  3. How to build a car that corners
  4. Thorough weight reduction in the engine bay!
  5. Part 1
  6. Besides FRP fenders, the piping is all [material corrupted]. Small details include removing the washer tank. The tank visible inside the fender is the radiator reservoir, and a small one is used here too. [OCR damaged]
  7. The radiator material is selected for cooling performance [material OCR corrupted]. The RG unit is light because its tanks are plastic. The intercooler is Trust. He was already using Trust, but the advertisement’s “30 [percentage/unit missing] lighter” claim convinced him to buy a new one!
  8. The reinforcement is discarded, and every removable section of the core support is cut away. This directly reduces weight in the overhang and, of course, contributes to better handling.
  9. Reducing overhang weight…
  10. …is the most basic starting point!
  11. The air conditioning and ABS unit are discarded, and the battery is relocated inside.
  12. [Unclear: isolated corrupted label]
  13. Rule 2
  14. Custom coilovers reduce unsprung weight!
  15. [Unclear: fragmented decorative heading]
  16. Finally into the 900-kg range! The weight-reduction fanatic’s… [OCR damaged]
  17. …unstoppable attention to detail! [OCR damaged]
  18. The custom coilovers are all aluminum. Reducing weight here is directly effective for handling. Springs are also chosen for lightness: Swift aluminum springs [material claim needs source verification]. Thanks to the lighter car, standard brakes are sufficient; high-capacity aftermarket calipers are heavier than factory ones. Spring rates are [front value missing] at the front and 6 kg at the rear, softer than an ordinary S14. [OCR damaged]
  19. Places you cannot see…
  20. …cut them away!
  21. The aero parts too…
  22. 62
  23. You might think cutting FRP aero parts makes little difference, but it adds up. Weight is removed by cutting the hood’s underside framework and the folded lower edges of the aero parts.
  24. FRP doors… [ending corrupted]
  25. [Unclear: fragmented weight-reduction heading]
  26. …and weight reduction throughout the car!
  27. Side-bar reinforcement is essential! The bars provide safety and restore rigidity lost through fitting FRP doors. Bars welded to the frame greatly improve rigidity. Naturally, the material is light, strong chromoly… [weld description partly damaged]
  28. Spartan…
  29. …to an extreme…
  30. Surely the lightest S14 in the world!
  31. …indeed. [continued]
  32. The doors give the greatest weight saving among exterior parts. FRP replacements with [window material corrupted] windows can save as much as 20 kg per side. All trim, power-window switches and wiring are removed too.
  33. [Unclear: clipped fragment]
  34. Inside are only the seat, steering wheel and a few gauges. There is nothing else. Recent electronic auxiliary gauges have control units, so he deliberately chooses mechanical ones—such is his attention to detail.
  35. This is the most expensive part fitted to Mogi’s S14: a Trust carbon propeller shaft costing ¥160,000. Its strength has reportedly caused no problems, despite his initial concern, but the benefit was subtle. The exhaust is naturally titanium. [benefit wording OCR damaged]
  36. Carbon, amazingly!
  37. The propeller shaft is…
  38. The car was weighed in this condition. The result, as shown, is just [total value corrupted] with a full fuel tank. With a standard dry weight of 1,270 kg, it has comfortably shed 300 kg. That is extraordinary—perhaps the lightest S14 in drifting, or even in Japan! [measured total must be checked visually]
  39. The trunk lid is FRP, and the floor is cut away extensively. The SARD GT wing is dry carbon.
  40. The trunk’s…
  41. Stock
  42. Total weight
  43. 1240
  44. Front axle weight
  45. 700
  46. Rear axle weight (kg)
  47. 540
  48. …floor is cut away too!
  49. Mogi’s S14
  50. Achieved a 300 kg reduction from standard!
  51. 1000
  52. 560
  53. 440